Ideal acoustical flooring for Improved outcomes

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Good acoustics, particularly the attenuation of unwanted ambient noise, can be the difference between a restful night of healing at the hospital for a patient, or waking up periodically to the rolling carts coming down the hallway. It can be the difference between a great test score, after being able to hear your teacher clearly and take proper notes, or receiving a failing grade. nora rubber’s ability to dampen unwanted sound can directly impact important outcomes in your facility.

Read here how to minimize the soundscape and noise load by choosing the right building materials.

Impact sound reduction for better concentration?

Everything that a person hears is called sound. A physical condition that is with us every day. Whether in the form of spoken words or the clattering of heels. In the case of sound, it is a matter of noise generation, sound absorption, and sound transmission.

With nora floor coverings, you can reduce the soundscape significantly (impact sound reduction of up to 20 dB). Thanks to its permanently resilient surface, less impact sound is produced than on hard floors. This is how you minimize distracting noises.

nora rubber ensures calm in hospitals

In hospitals, noise is one of the most common complaints. Studies show that increases in noise level can lead to sleep disorders and delayed recovery. A constant soundscape creates stress and communication difficulties for doctors and nurses as well.

According to research carried out by scientists at Intertek in Cortland/ New York, nora rubber flooring improves room acoustics by reducing the distracting noises produced when walking on the floor.

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For a pleasant, productive and health-promoting building environment, it is important to minimise undesirable sound sources or even prevent them from occurring in the first place. For this purpose, both the room in which the sound is created and propagates and adjacent rooms into which the sound is transmitted must be considered. The choice of floor covering plays an important role here.
By using nora floor coverings and their acoustic properties, a low-noise environment can be created that minimizes the stress factor noise and gives us all more peace and quiet in our accelerated everyday life.

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nora systems GmbH develops, produces and markets resilient rubber floors under the brand name nora. Headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, nora has been shaping the development of rubber floor coverings for over 60 years as a leading manufacturer worldwide.

nora recognizes its social responsibility toward the environment and its commitment to sustainability. For years, the company has given environmental stewardship the same priority as all other company objectives as it makes and sells products that are as ecologically compatible as possible in terms of content, manufacturing, use and disposal.